Photo: Wayne Newland · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Midway run?
Midway’s city government spent $11.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,860 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($1.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Midway is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Wasatch School District
Midway’s K–12 school district, shared with Charleston, Daniel, Heber, Independence, Interlaken and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,879 per pupil, $9,400 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,860 per resident a year, or $5.10 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 14%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$752 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Midway’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($752 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 47 Utah cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $831, and the middle half spent $562–$1,168. Midway spent less than 62% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Utah cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Midway itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 187% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Midway reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $752 · 2023: $1,860. Per resident it went from $752 to $1,860 (up 147%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 5,465 to 6,339.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,490 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.50% of the home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Midway’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Midway’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Midway →
Who’s in charge in Midway
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Midway’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on midwaycityut.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 634 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (6,339).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Midway’s votes are counted by county
Utah reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Midway alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wasatch County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.6%11,493 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat35.2%6,456 votesOthers: 2.2% (399 votes).
Most votes in Wasatch County: Donald J Trump
Utah: Trump 59.4%, Harris 37.8%
100% of Midway lies in Wasatch County. Every 2024 race in Wasatch County is on the county’s page.
Wasatch County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Midway.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: midwaycityut.org ↗
- 2Utah HouseState representatives
- 3Utah SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Utah
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Midway compares with the towns next door
Midway spent $752 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $653. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Interlaken | $653 | $4,203 |
| Midway | $752 | $4,490 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Midway’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Midway’s government
How much does Midway spend per resident?
About $1,860 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $752 was less than 62% of 47 Utah cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Midway?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,490 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.50% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.52% across Utah. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see midwaycityut.org.
Who runs Midway’s government?
See midwaycityut.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Midway yet.
How did Midway vote in 2024?
Utah counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Midway alone. Wasatch County, where 100% of Midway lies, voted Trump 62.6%, Harris 35.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Midway?
10 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $105,295 (about $1.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Midway in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Ron Winterton) and State House District 59 (Mike Kohler). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Midway’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →